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Robert S Johnson - Pilot Profile - Robert Johnson

Robert S Johnson

Victories : 27
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Country : US
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Allied
Died : 27th December 1998



Robert Johnson arrived in England in 1943 and was quickly in the thick of the action, scoring his first aerial victory within a month of his initial combat flying. A year later, having flown 91 combat missions, he had taken his total of aerial victories to 27. Died 27th December 1998.

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A Fairey Albacore of 826 Naval Air Squadron releases its torpedo at the Battle of Cape Matapan, 28th March 1941.  With intelligence from deciphered Italian communications aiding them, the British fleet had a distinct advantage from the outset of this battle.  However, gaining a torpedo hit on the well protected battleship Vittorio Veneto came at a price - Lt Com Dalyell-Stead and the crew of his Fairey Albacore got close enough to launch their torpedo and damage the battleship, but were killed when their aircraft was brought down by the hail of anti-aircraft fire returned.  Ultimately, the battle was a massive British victory with several Italian capital ships sunk, but it was a notable victory for innovation and intelligence, with British ship-borne radar decisive in a night action, and code-breaking by Bletchley Park aiding the British fleet.

Albacore at Cape Matapan by Ivan Berryman.
A prominent aviator in the Battle of the Atlantic, Terry Bulloch flew B-24 Liberators with No.120 Sqn in an anti-submarine role.  Already awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down two German aircraft in a No.206 Sqn Lockheed Hudson over Dunkirk, he was awarded a Bar to this when he sunk U-boat U-597 in October 1942.  After another attack, this time sinking U-132 and damaging U-89, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and gained a Bar to this on leaving No.120 Sqn at the end of 1942.  Bulloch is seen here on 8th July 1943 in Liberator GR Mk.V BZ721 of No.224 Sqn having completed his hat-trick of U-boat kills, this time sinking U-514 in the Bay of Biscay.  This type had been modified by RAF Coastal Command to carry rockets, which Bulloch had used to attack the submarine, finishing it off with depth charges.  After the war, Bulloch became an airline pilot, crossing the Atlantic on more than 1,000 occasions.  He died in 2014.

Tribute to Terry Bulloch by Ivan Berryman.
 In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command.  These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy.  On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck.  At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles.  The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship.  The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape.  As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941.  Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.
 Painted with the black and white markings of the D-Day invasion, P-51 Mustang 43-24823 B6-S 'Old Crow' is the personal aircraft of 'Bud' Anderson.  He flew two tours with the 363rd Fighter Squadron and is credited with 16.25 victories in 116 missions from February to December 1944.  After the war he became a test pilot, flying over 100 different aircraft types before retiring in 1972, often speaking at aviation history events ever since.  As of the time of writing in 2023, he is 101 years old and has just been promoted to the honorary rank of Brigadier General.

Tribute to Clarence 'Bud' Anderson by Ivan Berryman.

Robert S Johnson

Squadrons for : Robert S Johnson
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Robert S Johnson. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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56th Fighter Group


Country : US
Polish - City of Deblin

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56th Fighter Group

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61st Fighter Squadron


Country : US
Polish - City of Deblin

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61st Fighter Squadron

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Aircraft for : Robert S Johnson
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Thunderbolt




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Production Began : 1943
Number Built : 15683

Thunderbolt

Alexander Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35, which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb, maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400 pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47 prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500 pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51 Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943 Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in two different wars

Known Victory Claims - Robert S Johnson

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

13/06/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Bergues, FranceWestern Front
19/08/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Woensdrecht, NetherlandsWestern Front
08/10/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Lingen, GermanyWestern Front
10/10/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe110Munster, GermanyWestern Front
10/10/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Munster, GermanyWestern Front
03/11/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Ameland, NetherlandsWestern Front
22/12/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Almelo, NetherlandsWestern Front
30/12/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Soissons, FranceWestern Front
31/12/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Savenay, FranceWestern Front
31/12/1943 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Savenay, FranceWestern Front
05/01/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Koblenz, GermanyWestern Front
21/01/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Rouen, FranceWestern Front
30/01/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe410Lingen, GermanyWestern Front
30/01/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Lingen, GermanyWestern Front
20/02/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe110Dummer Lake, GermanyWestern Front
20/02/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe110Dummer Lake, GermanyWestern Front
06/03/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Dummer Lake, GermanyWestern Front
08/03/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Steinhude Lake, GermanyWestern Front
08/03/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Steinhude Lake, GermanyWestern Front
15/03/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Dummer Lake, GermanyWestern Front
15/03/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Dummer Lake, GermanyWestern Front
15/03/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronMe109Dummer Lake, GermanyWestern Front
09/04/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Kiel, GermanyWestern Front
13/04/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Kaiserslautern, GermanyWestern Front
13/04/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group61st Fighter SquadronFw190Kaiserslautern, GermanyWestern Front
08/05/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group62nd Fighter SquadronMe109Celle, GermanyWestern Front
08/05/1944 Robert Johnson56th Fighter Group62nd Fighter SquadronFw190Celle, GermanyWestern Front

Known Claims : 27

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